Specialized Multi-Touch Interfaces Mature
Published by Matthew Jeppsen November 19th, 2007 in Effects, Hardware, News, SoftwareWe’ve mentioned Jeff Han several times here at FreshDV, from his first multi-touch demo at the 2006 TED event to his tech growing into a company and garnering mainstream attention. Well it’s time for another Jeff Han Multi Touch Update. Embedded below is the latest interview and video demostration. I can’t wait until we can get multitouch in the edit room!
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At first I thought that was the greatest thing ever (for editing). But then I remember something I read by an old time editor who was thinking that there is a lot of validity to having to sit and wait for technology. This guy told the story of how they would have to wait for reels to rewind/fast forward (this is on KEM, Steenbeck, Moviola) and while waiting he would think about the cut/film. The faster we can do something the less we have to think about it. Editing begins in your head and ends in your hands. Would this be better?
That’s a great point, Scott. I’m sure that Walter Murch would agree…if I remember correctly he uses index cards to work out his scene flow on a corkboard before he edits with the NLE.
I do believe that multi-touch would simply be another great tool in the editor’s kit. In particular it could make complex keyframing and motion/tracking work a whole lot more interactive and simpler to accomplish. However, I don’t see a multi-touch interface completely replacing the way NLE’s operate. Keyboards and shortcuts are simply far too fast for quick cutting. I see the tech as more of an extension of the toolkit we already use.
-Matt Jeppsen